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| ACRONYM | a word composed of the first letters or parts of a name or series of words |
| ALLITERATION | the occurrence of the same initial sound in several words in succession |
| ASCRIBE | to attribute to a particular cause, source, or origin |
| CIRCUMSCRIBE | 1. to draw a line around; to encircle; 2. ton confine; to limit |
| IGNOMINIOUS | shameful; disgraceful |
| LITERAL | 1. in accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word or phrase, not its metaphorical meaning; 2. word for word; verbatim |
| LITERATE | 1. able to read and write; 2. knowledgeavle; educated |
| NOMENCLATURE | a system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences |
| OBLITERATE | to do away with completely; to wipe out; erase |
| ONOMATOPOEIA | a word that sounds like the thing it names |
| PROSCRIBE | 1. to denounce or condemn; 2. to prohibit; to forbid |
| PSEUDONYM | a fictitious name |
| SUBSCRIBE | 1. to pledge to pay for something or to contribute to something; to place an order by signing; 2. to express consent or agreement; to assent |
| TRANSCRIBE | 1. to make a copy of; to write out fully; 2. to make a sound recording for later reproduction; 3. to arrange music for an instrument different from the one first composed for |
